Cover for milk-cans



J. A. SEAL.

COVER POR MILK GANS.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOEL A. SEAL, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

COVER FOR MILK-SANS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 327,325, datedSeptember 29, 1885.

Application filed October :22, 1854. (No model.)

To all w/'tom 25' may concern,.-

Be it known that I, JOEL A. SEAL, acitizen of the United Sta-tes,residing` at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCovers for MilkOans, of which the following is a specification,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to handles for cancovers; and the noveltyconsists in features which will now be more fully set out in thespecification and in the claims.

The objects of the invention are to provide a more perfect milk-cancover and a pivotal handle for general use.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l shows a circular handle pivotedto a pedestal, with the top of the handle extending above and beyond thepintle and the pedestal soldered to the cover. Fig. 2 shows an oval openhandle secured to a pedestal, which latter is riveted to the cover. Fig.3 shows an open oval handle with a part broken away, the lower part ofwhich entirely conceals the pintle. Fig. 4 is a longitudinalcrosssection of Fig. 3, showing one-halt' ofthe oval handle. Fig. 5shows a pintle with a nut secured to the top and with the handleremoved. Figs. 6 and 7 show modiflcations of the manner of securing thehandles. Fig. 8 shows a handle secured to the center of the pedestal,while the pedestal forms the entire top of the cover. Fig. 9 shows acouple of cans provided with my improved pivotal tops, and aperson inthe act of rolling the two cans together along the iioor at his sides.Fig. l0 is a cross-section on the line x x of Fig. 3. Fig. 1l isacross-section of pintle and nut of Fig. 5.

In all of the gures, A designates the pintles, B the handles, and Cthepedestals; D, the rim of the covers, and E the bodies of the cans.

In Fig. 3 I show the pintle made T-shaped at the top and provided with ahead or enlargement, the outer edges of which fit into correspondingrecesses, d, in the segments of the handle.

Ifa pintle is used which is so longrthat it will extend beyond the topof the handle, it should be smoothly riveted and headed.

If the pintle shown in Figs. 3 and 4 be used, and the handle be made toconceal the pintle,

the handle maybe made in two sections, a and I), as shown in Fig. 3, andthe sections provided with grooves d and secured together by screws orrivets 7L, or in any suitable manner. They might be soldered together.

ltwill be observed that in Figs. 1 and 8 I show the handles providedwith an enlarged base or hand-guard, c. This guard, as well as theguards on the handles shown in the other ligures, keeps the hands fromrubbing against the pedestal as the can is revolved, which is ofimportance in this connection, as the fingers or part of the hand whichwould be likely to come in contact with the pedestal at that point wouldsoon become worn and sore.

In Figs. 5 and 6 I show a nut or washer, c, which is designed to bescrewed or slipped over the pintle to prevent wear of the handle at thatpoint.

By making the bottom ofthe pedestal oval or concave it will readily litordinary convex covers.

I accomplish one object oi' my invention by attaching a pivotal handledirectly to the top of the center of' the can-cover. I accomplishanother object of my invention by forming this handle on a flat piece ofmetal, which may be readily secured to the top of an ordinary milkcancover. This piece of metal, which for convenience I will term apedestal, may be Asoldered tothe top of a cover; or it may be riveted tothe top, provided the heads of the rivets are soldered in to preventleakage.

I accomplish another object of my invention by making the handles ofsuch size and shape, and by so securing them to the covers, as will makeit an easy matter for a person to hold one in either hand and roll thecans along at his side.

From the foregoing it will bc seen that the handles will not be liableto bend the top of the can or tear it out, and that much time and laborare saved, and that much less room would be required by men in removinga. lot of cans provided with my handles from a car or platform thanwould be necessary where cans which have the old handles are used, andwhere each can requires a mans entire attention.

Again, all accumulation of moldy and sour milk and grease at thatpointinside of the can where the handle is secured is avoided, as thecover is virtually imperforate.

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Vhere dairymen desire to employ this pivotal handle, they may readily doso by remov ing the ordinary iiXed handle and securing this pedestal andhandle by soldering (or otherwise, as may be desired) to their old cans.

It will readily be observed that by my construction no dirt or externalgrease can get into the can, as would be the case in a can where therevolving handle came into contact with the contents of the can. Thisfeature is of prime importance in this case.

I am aware that a can-cover has been made with a hole in the top toreceive an enlargement of the pintle of aswiveled handle, which might begrasped with one hand and held rigidlyV while the can was rolled; butthis pintle was simply provided on its inner end with an enlargement toprevent it from being pulled out, and in that cover the pintle was notprovided wit-h an enlarged base which was secured to the can. l

I am not aware, however, that a handle which might be readily and easilygrasped by and held in either hand has ever been made and attached to apedestal like mine in such a manner as to prevent the milk from cominginto contact with the pivotal handle.

Vhat I therefore desire to secure by Letters Patent, and what I doclaim, is-

1. An imperforate :milk-can cover provided with a pintle, A, incombination with a handle having the hand-guard e, vformed to engage thepintle and rotate thereon independent of the rotation of the can whilethe latter is being rolled on the ground, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination ofa milk-can, an imperforate cover, to the top ofwhich is rigidly secured a pedestal having a rigid pintle, and a handleadapted to rotate freely on the pintle independent of the rotation ofthe can as the latter is rolled along on the ground, substantially asset forth.

3. The combination of a milk-can with an imperforate cover, to thecenter of the top of which, in direct line with the center of the bottomof the can, is attached a pintle, and a revolving handle to turn on saidpintle and rotate freely thereon independent of the rotation of the canwhile the latter is being rolled along the ground, substantially as setforth.

4. The combination of an imperforate cover and a pintle having a head orenlargement at its outer end and rigidly secured torthecenter of the topof said cover, with a handle swiveled on said pintle, and constructed tofit over and entirely conceal said pintle and head or enlargement,substantially as described, and for the purposes set forth.

5. A milk-can cover having attached thereto a pintle which is providedwith a concave pedestal and a pivotal handle.

6. As an article of manufacture, a handle for cans, comprising a pintle,A, having an imperforate pedestal, C, adapted to be secured to acan-cover, and a pivotal hand-grasp, B, provided with a hand-guardbetween the portion to be grasped by the hand and the pedes tal, as andfor the purposes set forth.

7. As an article of manufacture, a pedestal, C, having al concavebottom, and a pivotal handle, B, provided with the enlargement cat itsbase, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesseJOEL A. SEAL.

Vitnesses:

JOHN BLGnLow, LisLn S'roKns.

